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US Government Chapter 5-2 & 3 quiz

Matching: Match each item with the correct statement below.
 
 
a.
Calendar of General Orders
d.
vice president
b.
cloture
e.
filibuster
c.
majority and minority leaders
 

 1. 

president of the Senate
 

 2. 

unlimited speaking time
 

 3. 

list of bills for Senate consideration
 

 4. 

most important officers in the Senate
 

 5. 

limit senators' speaking time
 
 
a.
Speaker
d.
majority leader
b.
constituents
e.
caucus
c.
whips
 

 6. 

represented by members of the House
 

 7. 

presiding officer of the House
 

 8. 

closed meeting
 

 9. 

assist the floor leader
 

 10. 

Speaker's top assistant
 

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 11. 

In the Senate the rules are designed to make sure that all senators_______
a.
introduce new bills every year.
b.
follow their party's platform.
c.
obey strict procedures.
d.
have freedom to express their ideas.
 

 12. 

The main task of each house of Congress is to_________
a.
legislate the executive branch.
c.
get reelected.
b.
write procedures.
d.
make laws.
 

 13. 

The Senate conducts most of its business through ________
a.
the majority leader's rule.
c.
strict rules and procedures.
b.
unanimous consent.
d.
a calendar of scheduled bills.
 

 14. 

Many procedures in Congress are organized around ______
a.
a quorum.
c.
constituents.
b.
the majority leader.
d.
party affiliation.
 

 15. 

This person's main job is to steer the party's bills through the Senate.
a.
Speaker of the House
c.
minority leader
b.
vice president
d.
majority leader
 

 16. 

Before both houses of Congress pass it and the president signs it, a proposed law is a _______
a.
quorum.
c.
filibuster.
b.
bill.
d.
rule.
 

 17. 

The flow of legislative work in Congress is always controlled by the ________
a.
majority party.
c.
Democratic Party.
b.
minority party.
d.
Republican Party.
 



 
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